Concord, CA - March Plasma Systems recently named Terumitsu Tsuji as its Business Manager and Yuji Takai as Regional Sales Manager for Japan. Based in the Nordson offices in Tokyo, Japan, Mr. Terumitsu and Mr. Takai provide local support for March customers throughout Japan. "With a worldwide customer base, our goal is to broaden our sales and customer support network into every major customer territory, " explains Frank Huysmans, Vice President of Sales.

Terumitsu Tsuji, Japan's Business Manager, will oversee March's operations in Japan. In that role, he will work closely with the management team at March headquarters in Concord, CA to implement local customer service, training and applications support. Mr. Tsuji brings to his new position over 6 years of sales and service management experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining March, Mr. Tsuji worked for Advanced Energy in Japan. He holds both an MBA from Waynesburg College and a BA degree in International Studies from Tokai University.

Yuji Takai, Japan's Regional Sales Manager, has sales management responsibility for March's complete line of plasma treatment systems, and will provide local support and direction for their network of Japanese distributors. Mr. Takai has 4 years of previous experience selling thin film processing equipment for Samco International. He holds a BA degree in Economics from Toyo University.

March Plasma Systems is the global leader in gas plasma technology for semiconductor, PCB, and webbed material industries, and has direct support centers in CA, FL, Singapore, Europe and Japan. With over 20 years of continuous innovation, March designs and manufactures a complete line of award winning and patented plasma systems that support all markets. An expert staff of scientists and engineers is available to assist in the design of plasma processes that improve both product reliability and production yields. See the March web site for more details: